The Delta independent., 1887-05-10
STATE NEWS.


The woods over in Archuleta county
are said to be full of wild turkeys.
The real estate transfers in Denver
for the month Of April were a ,901, ,11s.35.
e A young lady was held up and rob-
bed of five cents in Pueblo few days ago.
1t is reported that the Denver. Utah
Pacific railroad has been sold to the Bur-
lington.
Boulder ladies' have formed stock
company for the purpose of starting
creamery.
The eastern part Gf the State has
been blessed with another heavy fall of
rain and snow.
The assessed valuation of real estate
in Arapahoe county has increased s5,ooO,.
0)o in the past year.
George w. Kirk. the superintendent
of the iron mine at Villa Grove, suicided in
Pueblo few days ago.
The citizens of Sterling have sub
scribed 5000 towards the building of a
court house for Logan county.
The Burlington graders are at work
upon the new line within two miles of Ster-
ling. and the town is full of contractors.
Aspen has two sets of town officers
the old who refuse to surrender their
seats and the new who want to be seated.
Mr.. b. S. Fitch has been appointed
traffic manager of the Midland He and
the General Passenger Agent will have
their headquarters in Denver.
Fully 5000 school children took part
in the Arbor Day exercises in City Park,
Denver, on the 9Th. Thousands of trees
were set out in various parts Of the city.
John G. Whittier. the poet. has sent
couple of larchcs from his eastern home
TO be set out on Arbor Day by the children
of the Denver school which bears his name
The Mayor of Denver has informed
the Salvation Army that they will not be
longer permitted TO parade the streets TO
the alleged music Of their drums and tam
boufincs.
In the coming fire tournament in
LeadyiIle the prizes will be for wet test. dry
test speed race, and hook and ladder race,
800. first prize; sioo. second prize. and $50
third prize.
A new postoflice has been established
nj Boston, Las Anlmas county. with An
drew A. Alexander as postmaster. Boston
will be supplied by special from Grenada,
Bent county, siSty'one miles away.
There is scene of hustle and excite
nient a, Colorado City. The shops OF the
Midland being located there have reIuyen-
aind the States old capital. The shops are
being erected, and will be done In month
or 50.
At the late meeting of the d. & X.
&. directors II was decided TO a, once lay
third rail 10 Leadyille and Trinidad and 10
equip the road with broad gauge rolling
stock as rapidly as the facilities of the shops
win permit.
The contract for the construction of
forty-fiye miles of railroad between Glen
wood Springs and Aspen has been let by
the ID. & H. G.. 10 J. 4. McMurtrIc, with In
siruci!ons TO commence work at once and
push things.
hshNA iiDHiAl phHiilNN> az Aiit lftlNti
postofiicc was the biGgcs. on the record of
the office. The sales Of stamps amounted
10 $40, ,ssS.oi and the total sales to Sl4. .o77.si.
This'is over r, ,ooo IN excess of any previous
business In the Office.
From fifteen TO twenty teams are
daily loaded in Trinidad for the new settle
incnts in the western part OF Las Animas
county. The grepgers are coming in fas,
and thick. and before long the population
OF that county will have doubled itself.
The Collier & Cleveland lithograph-
ing and printing establishment In Denver
was destroyed by fire few days ago. They
We're the State printers and large amount
Of State work was destroyed which II will
be difficult to replace. The loss is placed
at 10000, fully insured.
The engineering corps of the Union
Pacific began on Saturday to work upon
proposed road in the direction OF Aspen
from Laramie City. II is believed that rs
the Fort Steele line has been practically
abandoned that the company propose to
open up the North Park.
The Prohibitionists of Denver have
been startled by the arrest of John Hipp,
one OF the most prominent of their mem
bers, on charge of conspiracy. II Is al-
legged he and two others induced certain par
ties To sell liquor In the town of South Den.
yer with tye view of thus obtaining evi
dence against them OF violating the laws.
sAp error has been discovered in the
survey OF all lands inside the city limits of
Colorado Springs east OF Ell Paso street. A
difference Of 10 feet or about the length Of
n lot, exists between the way 1t Is plated
and the original Government survey. The
owners of property are somewhat alarmed
about their titles.
The Denver & Santa Fc Railroad
Company, now constructing road from
Pueblo TO Denver, have rails laid and are
surfaclng the road from Colorado Springs
to within few miles of Palmer Lake.
Grading is in progress upon the Divide, and
several hundred men at various points are
rngaged In bridge building. The road 1t
is thought, will be in running order within
three months.
It has been suggested that upon the
completion of the ID. .S Il. q. and Midland
railroads to this point, that Garfield county
and Glenwood Springs unite with Pitlxin
county and Aspen for the purpose Of es-